Keswick, Iowa is a small rural town located in Poweshiek County. It is home to just over 500 people and has a strong sense of community. The local politics of Keswick are heavily focused on the needs of its small population. As such, most political action is taken at the county level. The county board members are responsible for making decisions that will affect all who live in the 50136 area. These decisions can range from budgets and taxes to land use regulations and zoning changes. Additionally, residents have the opportunity to vote in local elections for their representatives at the state and federal levels. With so few people living in Keswick, it is important for each individual to make their voice heard through these elections and to be actively involved in the decision-making process.
The political climate in Zip 50136 (Keswick, IA) is very conservative.
Keokuk County, IA is very conservative. In Keokuk County, IA 26.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Keokuk county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.6% to 26.7%.
Keokuk county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 50136 (Keswick, IA) is very conservative.
Keswick, Iowa is very conservative.
Keokuk County, Iowa is very conservative.
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Iowa is leaning conservative.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Keswick, Iowa: r R r R R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D for the Democrat and I for the Independent. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 50136 (Keswick)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $320 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $150 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $150 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)